Microsoft refocuses Messenger Social, discontinues “web activities” from July 2012

Microsoft refocuses Messenger Social, discontinues “web activities” from July 2012

Since the release of Windows Live Wave 3, Microsoft added what was then an extension of Windows Live Spaces, allowing every Windows Live ID holder to own a profile, and is able to connect ... Read more »
MySpace connected service to be removed from Windows Live

MySpace connected service to be removed from Windows Live

We kind of saw this coming, but reports have been floating around that the MySpace connected service will soon be removed from Windows Live Profile. This means that users will no longer be able ... Read more »
Twitter comes back to Windows Live Profile, but feed access still limited to Windows Phone only

Twitter comes back to Windows Live Profile, but feed access still limited to Windows Phone only

A few more updates came as part of today’s Windows Live update (version 16.2). One of this includes Windows Live Profile, which received some clean-up to its Connected Services page. Services that you connected ... Read more »
Twitter might make a come back to Windows Live?

Twitter might make a come back to Windows Live?

Back in June 2010, Microsoft discontinued support for the Twitter connected service in Windows Live due to policy changes made on Twitter’s end, and was unable to reach an agreement with Twitter since then ... Read more »
Windows Live Profile notes are no more! [Update: and neither are private messages]

Windows Live Profile notes are no more! [Update: and neither are private messages]

At the bottom of your profile page, there was an opportunity to leave a note. WAS, yes, the feature is no more, as cleverly noticed by Winston. Effective April 21, 2011 the ‘Notes’ option ... Read more »
Windows Live Web Services refreshed – Service Status, Devices, LinkedIn connected service now available!

Windows Live Web Services refreshed – Service Status, Devices, LinkedIn connected service now available!

So yesterday we saw Microsoft (temporarily) updated the Hotmail Calendar service with the new features like weather updates. It seems like that’s just the beginning of a new wave of updates coming to the ... Read more »
Windows Live Profile Wave 4: LinkedIn to become a Connected Service, and display names to go away

Windows Live Profile Wave 4: LinkedIn to become a Connected Service, and display names to go away

Today on the Inside Windows Live team blog Omar Shahine (Principal Lead Program Manager for Windows Live) made a blog post about the new Windows Live Profile with particular emphasis to changes made to ... Read more »
Wave 4: Windows Live Profile – An In-depth Overview

Wave 4: Windows Live Profile – An In-depth Overview

Following our coverage of Windows Live Office and Windows Live Groups Wave 4, today we’ll take you through the new Windows Live Profile experience. First up, when you first log in to Windows Live ... Read more »
New icons spotted for Windows Live Sync, Family Safety, Devices, Groups, and Profile

New icons spotted for Windows Live Sync, Family Safety, Devices, Groups, and Profile

Thanks to a post from Technogran (via MyMicrosoftLife), who posted a new icon of Windows Live Sync on her new blog post, we were able to dig further get a glimpse of some of ... Read more »
Windows Live Profile Wave 4 to come with enhanced privacy controls

Windows Live Profile Wave 4 to come with enhanced privacy controls

Few days ago we told you about what’s new in Messenger Wave 4, and one of the items listed was “simple privacy settings”. Picturepan2 from LiveSino.net has posted a special coverage on the new ... Read more »